The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12

time nj which Ximenia should run away TO
him: and when the maiden asked. What
shall be the sign by which / shall know
that should then run 10 your" lie said TO
her: "A trumpet will be heard sounding
every night; il will be who sound il, be-
loved-paddle then your canoe to this
place." So the father kept In his MIND this
confession which Popo had made to him.
Now always about the middle OF the night
Popo and his friend Zozo, went up into the
balcony aud played, the one upon his
trumpet. me other upon his pipe. and
Ximenia heard them. and desired vastly TO
paddle her canoe 10 Popo; but her friends,
suspecting something, had been careful
with the canoes TO leave none afoat, but
had hauled them all mp upon the shore OF
the lake; and thus her friends had always
done for many days and for many nights.
At last, she reelected In her heart, say
ing, "How can then contrive TO cross the
lake 10 the island TO Popo; II can be plainly
seen that my friends suspect what / am
going 10 do" So she sat down upon the
ground 20 rest; and then soft measures
reached her from the home OF Popo, and
the young and beautiful chieftainess felt
as il nm earthquake shook her TO make her
go TO the beloved of her heart. But then
arose the recollection that there was no
canoe. At last she thought, perhaps /
might be able 10 swim across" So she
took six large empty dry gourds as floats,
lest she should sink In the water-three OF
them for each side; and she went out upon
the rock, and from thence TO the edge OF
the water. and she reached the stump OF a
sunken tree which used to stand in the lake.
and she chung 10 il with her hands, and
rested TO take breath; and when she had a
little ensed the WEAKNESS OF her shoulders,
she swan on again, and whenever she was
exhausted. she iloated with the current OF
the lake, supported by the gourds; and
after recovering strength, she swan on
again; but she could not distinguish in
which direction she should proceed, from
the darkness of the night; her only guide
was, however, the soft measure from the
instruments OF Popo and Zozo; that was
the mark by which she swan, for just
above the hot spring was the home OF Popo,
and swimming at last she reached the home
of Popo. AZ the place where she landed
on the island, there IL hot spring sepa-
rated from the lake only by narrow ledge
Of rocks. Nimenia got into this TO warm
herself, for she was trembling all over,
partly from the cold after swimming in the
night across the wide lake, and partly also,
perhaps, from modesty, at the thoughts OF
meeting Popo.
Whilst the maiden was thus warming
herself in the hot spring, Popo happened
10 feel thirsty, and said 10 his servant:
Bring me little water" so bis servant
went TO fetch water for him, and drew IL
from the lake in gourd, close 10 the spot
where Ximeria was sitting; the maiden,
who was frightened, called out TO him in q
gruff voice like that Of a man: "Whom Is
that water for?"
lie replied: "Its for Popo."
"Give il here, then, snid Ximenia.
And he gave her the water. and she
drank. and having finished drinking, pur-
posely threw down the gourd and broke IL.
Then the servant asked her:
what business had you to break the
gourd OF Popog"
But Ximenia did not say word in an
swer.
The servant then went back to Popo, and
Popo said 10 him: "Where is tho water
told you TO bring mo?"
So no answered: "Your gourd was
broken" and his master asked him: "Who
broke it?" and he answered: "The man
who is in the bath" And Popo said TO
him: $50 back again, then, and fetch me
some water"
He therefore took another gourd and
went back and drew water in the gourd
from the lake, and Nimena again said TO
him: "Whom is the water for2" So the
slave answered ms before: For Popo."
And the maiden again said: "Giye il to
me, for am thirsty" and the slave gave il
TO her, and she drank, aud purposely threw
down the gourd and broke It; and these
occurrences took place repeatedly between
these two persons.
AZ last the slave went again 10 Popo,
who said 10 him: "Where is the water for
Ine?" and his servant answered: ats all
gone, your gourds have been broken" "By
whom?" said Popo. Didn't tell YOU that
THERE is a man in the BATH" "Who is the
fellow" said Popo. "How can tell?" re-
piled the slave; why, he's n strangerl"
"Didn't he know the water was for me?"
said Popo; "how did the rascal dare TO
break my gourds? Why, | shall die of
ragel"
Then Popo threw on some clothes and
caught hold of his club, and away he went.
and came TO the bath and called out:
"Where is the fellow who broke my
gourds?" Ximenia knew the voice-that
the sound OF il was that Of the beloved Of
her heart; and she hid herself under the
oyerhanging rocks of the hot spring: but
her hiding was hardly a real hiding. but
rather bashful concealing Of herself from
Popo, that he might not find her az once,
but only after trouble aud careful search
ing after her. So he went feeling about
along the banks OF the hot spring, search
ing everywhere, while she lay coyly hid
under the lodges OF the rock, peeping out.
wondering when she would be found. At
fist he caught hold OF hand and cried
out: "Hollo, who's this?" And Ximenia
answered: "Ifs i. Popo" And he sal l:
"But who are youg-who's II" Then she
spoke louder and said: sits - tbs
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